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2008 June 6   10:57

The only consortium bidding for construction of Western High-Speed Diameter is that including Basel Holding

The Bid Evaluation Committee has opened the Bids for the right to close the Concession Agreement today in relation to Western High-Speed Diameter (WHSD).

There was only one bid – that of the consortium – ZSD Nevsky Meridian LLC (registered in St. Petersburg). Yhe consortium includes Strabag A.G., Bouygues Travaux Publics, Hochtief PPP Solutions, Egis Projects, Mostoodryad No 19 OJSC and Basic Element Holding.

The project is valued at RUR 175.8 billion in current prices with final value to make RUR 212 billion (considering inflation) by the end of construction in 2012.

The results are to be made on June 7 and finally announced on June 10.

Initially there were four bidders: MLA Lieferasphalt GmbH (consortium including: ALPINE Mayreder Bau GmbH, FCC-Construccion S.A., Deutsche Bank AG); ZSD Nevsky Meridian LLC (Strabag A.G., Bouygues Travaux Publics, Hochtief PPP Solutions, Egis Projects, Mostoodryad No 19 OJSC); "Vincida Grupo de Inversiones 2006, S.L." (Obrascon Huantre Lain, S.A. (OHL), OHL Concesiones S.L.); "St. Petersburg High-Speed Thoroughfare B.V." (Bechtel International Inc, Enka Holding, Intertoll Infrastructure Developments).

The WHSD will be an urban motorway with interchanges at different levels and mostly 8-lane roadway with the design traffic speed of 120 km/h and the maximum traffic of 94,000 vehicles per day (the estimated traffic in 2010), equipped with advanced traffic control and communication systems. The overall length of the motorway will be 46.6 km. Elevated sections will account for 55% of the overall length, while roadbed sections – for 45%. There will be 14 interchanges at different levels and unique bridge structures with 55 and 35 m clearances over the ship fairway, which will be the first structures of that type in Russia.

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